Demonstration to paralyse downtown Budapest, airport shuttle affected

During the demonstration, which will start with a march, there will be major closures and temporary traffic stoppages in downtown Budapest. Several bus, trolleybus and tram lines will be modified or shortened.

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Traffic will be restricted in downtown Budapest from 2 PM on Saturday 6 April due to a demonstration.

During the march, the Károly körút-Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road-Alkotmány Street route, then the Kossuth Lajos Square will be closed until early evening, and public transport services will be modified, according to a statement on the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) website in connection with the demonstration announced by Péter Magyar, ex-husband of former Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga and the current ‘messiah’ of Hungarian politics.

Downtown Budapest demonstration to start with a march

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The demonstration will start with a march. Thus, the route Károly körút-Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road-Alkotmány Street-Kossuth Lajos Square will be closed between 2 and 3 PM today. The extent of the traffic restrictions will depend on the number of participants, with a 10-15 minute closure expected on the cross-traffic.

Due to the closure of Károly körút-Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road, bus 9 and trolleybus 72 are expected to operate in both directions on a modified route on Nagykörút between 1:30 PM and 3 PM, temporarily stopping at the stops of bus 923 between Corvin-negyed M and Oktogon M.

Changes in trams and 100E airport shuttle traffic in downtown Budapest

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Trams 2 and 23 are expected to run on a shortened route between Közvágóhíd H and Keleti pályaudvar (Keleti railway station) M, and Kossuth Lajos Square (Széchenyi Quay) from 3 to 6 PM due to the closure of Kossuth Lajos Square.

Due to the closure of Károly körút, the 100E bus is expected to run on a shortened route between 1:30 and 2:30 PM to Kálvin Square, without stopping at Deák Ferenc Square. Restrictions are also expected on the cross-routes. Thus, bus 15 will wait at Alkotmány Street, trolleybus 70 and 78 at Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road, and buses 16, 105, 178, 210B and 216 at Deák Ferenc Square.

The statement pointed out that, as with the march, the extent of the traffic restrictions in downtown Budapest will depend on the number of participants.

Up-to-date information on real-time traffic changes is also available on the BKK Info page for public transport and on the BKK Info – Roads page for road information.

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